African Drilling CC

African Drilling CC Drilling of new boreholes and rehabilitation of existing ones. Pump tests and down the hole cameras.
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African Driilling's main business consists the drilling and testing of ground water boreholes. As well as inspection with down the hole camera and rehab of existing boreholes. Our staff is highly trained, well informed and have years of experience in the different geological areas of Namibia. We also do Surveys of sites for the best water intersection underground. WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN THE DRILLI

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WATER BOREHOLES (WELLS), RC Boreholes
AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION & DOMESTIC USE
BOREHOLE Maintenance and Rehab
BOREHOLE YIELD TESTING
Surveying With Water maps and Machines
INSPECTION OF EXISTING BOREHOLES

African Drilling moving forward and supplying water through drilling of boreholes all over Namibia.
21/01/2025

African Drilling moving forward and supplying water through drilling of boreholes all over Namibia.

20/01/2025

THE KUNENE RISES: The Kunene River is one of the rivers transformed by this year’s rainfall. A striking video shared with Informanté captured the river's revival, showcasing its renewed flow between Angola and Namibia. According to Namibia Hydrological Services, the river recorded a flow of 492.89m³/s on Friday morning, a sharp increase from the 327.20m³/s recorded just a week earlier, on 10 January 2024. Even more remarkable, this year’s flow far surpasses the 337.60m³/s measured on the same date last year. Video: Johan van Rooyen.

18/01/2025

African Drilling, your number one drilling company. Help us improve your Business and or Farm activities. Our pump testing unit makes it easy for you to utilize your borehole to its full potential. We do this by determing the yield of your borehole and recommending what cubic per hour you must pump it to improve longevity. Call 067 330085

17/01/2025

Pump test for the future, one hole at a time. Call 067 330085

Pump testing is essential to establish the real yield you can maintain for your borehole to go on for many years. Call A...
17/01/2025

Pump testing is essential to establish the real yield you can maintain for your borehole to go on for many years. Call African Drilling to book yours at 067 330085

Pump testing boreholes near Twyfelfontein
16/01/2025

Pump testing boreholes near Twyfelfontein

Rehab of existing boreholes in the Kunene Region. African Drilling.Drilling solutions for a solid foundation call 067 33...
16/01/2025

Rehab of existing boreholes in the Kunene Region. African Drilling.
Drilling solutions for a solid foundation call 067 330085.

06/01/2025

2025 time for your new borehole, call 067 330085. "Where drilling meets dedication".

02/01/2025

The definition of borehole development is “To remove all drilling debris, additives and natural sediments from a borehole and connected water-bearing strata … and It is necessary to maximise the yield of the well

Kamanjab (place of big stones) is a village with 6,012 inhabitants in the Kunene region of Namibia. It is the administra...
01/01/2025

Kamanjab (place of big stones) is a village with 6,012 inhabitants in the Kunene region of Namibia. It is the administrative centre of the Kamanjab Constituency.

OpuwoThe capital of the Kunene Region with about 5000 occupants, can be more.In Opuwo ancient traditions and modern time...
30/12/2024

Opuwo

The capital of the Kunene Region with about 5000 occupants, can be more.

In Opuwo ancient traditions and modern times meet, as Opuwo is the centre of the Himba culture. The Himba are independent people and are the last nomads of Namibia. The Himba are the forefathers of the modern Herero and entered northern Namibia during the 15th / 16th century from Angola.

The Kunene Region is also associated with the so-called Kaokoveld (or Kaokoland). The Kaokoveld is a huge, dry region (50,000 km²) in the northwest of Namibia. No agricultural activities take place here and an abundance of wildlife can be found.

The town of Opuwo is the only bigger town to be found in the Kunene region and is an ideal stop over when travelling north to the Epupa Falls of the Kunene River. The only air port of the region is found here.

Onethindi is a small village in northern Namibia in the Oshikoto region, 5 km away from Ondangwa.It was named after the ...
29/12/2024

Onethindi is a small village in northern Namibia in the Oshikoto region, 5 km away from Ondangwa.

It was named after the late Nethindi, first headman of Onethindi. As of 2009 the headman was Brian Ndauka.

In 2014 it became part of the settlement area combined with nearby Oniipa. Oniipa was designated as a town in 2015 leaving Onethindi a separate village again.

Onethindi has a few shops and eateries, a bank, a hotel and a casino. It lies on the B1 main road.

𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐨by Willie OlivierOshikoto is an Aandonga name meaning ‘deep hole’ which is said to r...
23/12/2024

𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐨
by Willie Olivier

Oshikoto is an Aandonga name meaning ‘deep hole’ which is said to refer to ‘the place that is too deep for cattle to drink water.’ It has been shrouded in mystery and myths for centuries and the HaiIIom living in the area believed that whoever swam in Oshikoto would disappear forever. It has also been said to be bottomless, linked by a subterranean tunnel to Lake Guinas, 20km west, and that there is a whirlpool at its centre.

Oshikoto played an important role in the early trade in copper ore between the HaiIIom and the Aandonga. The ore was mined by the HaiIIom at Tsumeb and carried to the lake where they bartered with the Aandonga for other goods. The Aandonga smelted the copper ore into rods in a furnace at Oshikoto and these rods would later be fashion into jewellery, as well as other goods, and bartered with other communities.

The Swedish explorer Charles John Andersson wrote,” Many bushmen resided near Otjikoto (an Otjiherero name); and, as everywhere else in these regions, they lived on excellent terms with the Ovambo, to whom they brought copper ore for sale, which they obtained from the neighbouring hills.”

Carl Hugo Hahn, a German Rhenish missionary, gave the following account of his meeting with a group of men carrying copper in 1866. “On Friday, 17th July we saw the first Ovandongo Ovambo coming from the south with copper … The party consisted of seven men. They carried the ore in neatly woven baskets, with a palm branch as a handle. We weighed one load and found it to be 90 lbs., (41kg) and in addition to that they had to carry their provisions. Altogether it must have been 110 – 120 lbs (50 – 54kg) and over a distance of at least 250 miles (402km).”

Oshikoto is not a lake but a collapsed sinkhole. Situated in an area of porous dolomite, it was formed by rainwater that seeped into fractures in the dolomite. A huge underground cavern formed as the dolomite dissolved and the roof eventually collapsed, forming an elliptical sinkhole of about 100m by 140m. Its depth varies from 62m to 71m at its centre and it reaches a depth of over 100m at its deepest.

Andersson and his English companion Francis Galton were the first Europeans to visit Lake Oshikoto, They camped at the edge of the lake in May 1851 and Andersson described Oshikoto as ‘so effectively … hidden from view, that a person might pass within 50 paces of it without being aware of its existence.’

Andersson and Galton ignored warnings not to swim in the lake – much to the consternation of their Ovaherero guides and the HaiIIom. Andersson gave the following description of Oshikoto: ‘The transparency of the water, which was of the deepest sea-green, was remarkable; and the effect produced in the watery mirror by the reflection of the crystallized walls and roof of the cavern, appeared very striking and beautiful.”

Oshikoto is home to the critically endangered Otjikoto tilapia which was collected at Lake Guinas in 1933 and classified as Tilapia guinasana in 1936. It was introduced into Lake Oshikoto around the 1940s and became commonly known as the Otjikoto tilapia. Measuring only about 10cm in length, they have colours ranging from black and olive green with dark stripes to combinations of yellow, blue, white and grey. The bright colours are thought to have developed because camouflage was unnecessary in the initial absence of predators.

Lake Oshikoto became a dumping ground of large quantities of German arms and ammunition in 1915 (during World War 1). Rather than letting the armaments fall into the hands of the South African forces, the retreating Germans disposed of their armaments in the lake. Many cannons, cannon rounds, gun carriages, machine guns, rifles and ammunition have been brought to the surface since the first salvage operation in 1916. Many more pieces, including eight cannons, are being conserved in their watery grave as an underwater museum.

Tragedy struck when the Tsumeb postmaster Johannes Stephanus Cook went for a swim with his friends on 16 October 1927. He apparently dived off the rocks into the lake – never to be seen again. It has been suggested that was knocked unconscious and drowned when he tried to surface under an underwater overhang where his body was trapped.

Lake Oshikoto was declared a national monument in 1972 and the Oshikoto Region was named after this well-known attraction reached about 20km from Tsumeb. It is managed by the National Heritage Council of Namibia. A three-tier entrance fee is changed for Namibians, SADC residents and international visitors.

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Pump test for the future, one hole at a time. Call 067 330085

2025 time for your new borehole, call 067 330085. "Where drilling meets dedication".

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African Driilling's main business consists the drilling and testing of ground water boreholes. As well as RC Drilling and any other borehole as well as fencing holes. Our staff is highly trained, well informed and have years of experience in the different geological areas of Namibia. We also do rehabilitation (cleaning) of boreholes, and other relevant services. You can reach us at 067 687285 or whatsapp 0811497332. Exact Area very important for quotes. WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN THE DRILLING OF: WATER BOREHOLES

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